Table 1.
Characteristics of parents and their Hispanic adolescent sons from the NIS-Teen, 2010–2012 (n=4,238)
| n (weighted %) | |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| 2010 | 1270 (32.2) |
| 2011 | 1647 (31.8) |
| 2012 | 1321 (36.1) |
| Son characteristics | |
| Age | |
| 13 yr | 892 (20.4) |
| 14 yr | 927 (20.3) |
| 15 yr | 880 (21.7) |
| 16 yr | 804 (19.1) |
| 17 yr | 735 (18.5) |
| Race | |
| White | 3609 (86.1) |
| Black | 246 (5.6) |
| Other | 383 (8.3) |
| Currently lives in state where born | |
| No | 1257 (29.9) |
| Yes | 2981 (70.1) |
| Visited healthcare provider in previous year | |
| No | 890 (24.8) |
| Yes | 3300 (75.2) |
| Healthcare coverage | |
| Private insurance | 1827 (35.5) |
| Public insurance | 1838 (50.3) |
| No insurance | 539 (14.1) |
| Parent characteristics | |
| Mother's age | |
| <35 yr | 512 (14.0) |
| 35–44 yr | 2156 (55.8) |
| 45+ yr | 1570 (30.2) |
| Mother's education | |
| Less than high school | 1313 (37.2) |
| High school | 1003 (25.7) |
| Some college | 963 (18.7) |
| College graduate | 959 (18.4) |
| Mother's marital status | |
| Not married | 1302 (33.1) |
| Married | 2936 (66.9) |
| Language of NIS-Teen interview | |
| English | 2540 (52.5) |
| Spanish | 1690 (47.5) |
| Received provider recommendation to get son HPV vaccine | |
| No | 3209 (81.8) |
| Yes | 804 (18.2) |
| Household characteristics | |
| Poverty status | |
| Below poverty | 1519 (44.6) |
| Above poverty, ≤$75,000 | 1613 (39.2) |
| Above poverty, >$75,000 | 915 (16.1) |
| Number of children in household | |
| 1 | 1281 (23.2) |
| 2–3 | 2392 (59.7) |
| 4+ | 565 (17.1) |
| Region of residence | |
| Northeast | 616 (12.4) |
| Midwest | 521 (9.3) |
| South | 1755 (34.3) |
| West | 1346 (43.9) |
Note. Totals may not sum to stated sample size due to missing data. Percents may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Frequencies were not weighted. NIS-Teen = National Immunization Survey-Teen; HPV = human papillomavirus.